In this Aanzet-issue, which is our first bilingual publication, research on a variety of historical topics all over the globe is presented. The importance of research into the global processes that connect with local events is elaborated on by Rachel Gillett and Karlijn Olijslager, coordinators of the first-year course World History. With this column, they hope to inspire students to think about and contribute to issues of decolonization, selectivity and inclusivity within both the course itself and the curriculum of the history programme at Utrecht University. Lees verder A world history course of one’s own?